Cathy Strack is a naturally curious person who enjoys learning about how people live, work, and what motivates them. In her first career as a Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, she developed the interview skills that have been useful for gathering information to write two biographies about Romana Kryzanowska and Joseph Pilates.

To offset the physical effects of full-time office work, Cathy became a personal trainer and Pilates teacher. She began practicing Pilates in 2001 and completed her first certification in 2003 at White Cloud Studio in Cleveland, Ohio. She owned the Precision Pilates studio for over 10 years, while living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In her career as a Pilates teacher, she attended workshops led by teachers associated with the Classical Pilates method. This includes one fantastic weekend with Romana Kryzanowska in Arlington, Texas. Cathy completed the Power Pilates Bridge program and is currently enrolled in The New York Pilates Studio Teacher Training Program at Rhinebeck Pilates.

Along the way, she realized there was very little information about the man (Joseph H. Pilates) who developed the Pilates method, and less information about those entrusted to carry on his teachings. The desire to know more about these people led Cathy on a journey of research and interviews, resulting in biographies titled Love All Around the Romana Kryzanowska biography and Get To Know Joe Pilates. A third book is being planned in which Cathy will cover the lives of other first-generation Pilates teachers. The working title is They All Go To Joe.